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Alcides Escobar had a huge night Saturday against the Twins, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.

Escobar finished a homer short of the cycle. He singled home a run in the second inning and knocked in a run with a triple in the fourth before tacking on another run with a double in the seventh. The 31-year-old has been more productive during the second half, but that’s still not saying much from a fantasy perspective. He still owns a .575 OPS this season, which is second-lowest among qualified hitters. Only Baltimore’s Chris Davis (.553) is lower. Sep 15 - 10:57 PM

Alcides Escobar's consecutive games streak has ended at 421 games.

Escobar batted .244/.274/.338 across 1,686 plate appearances during the streak, so it probably should've ended about 400 games ago. The 31-year-old has shifted into more of a super utility role lately, getting starts at third base and in center field in addition to shortstop. while Adalberto Mondesi sees regular time at short. The Royals are also giving Salvador Perez a breather in this one, as Drew Butera will do the catching. Jul 8 - 11:32 AM

Alcides Escobar went hitless for a fourth straight game Tuesday to drop his average to .199.

Maybe, just maybe, the Royals will give the slumping Escobar a day off tomorrow. Of course, he's been slumping for years now without ever getting a day off; he's started all 79 games this season after playing all 162 in 2016 and 2017. Escobar has just 15 extra-base hits, 18 RBI and 17 walks to go along with his .199 average in 302 plate appearances this season. The RBI total is especially poor since he's been even quite a bit worse with RISP than he's been the rest of the time. Jun 26 - 11:18 PM

Alcides Escobar is starting in center field for the Royals on Friday night in Houston.

Escobar hasn't played anywhere but shortstop since joining the Royals in 2011, but the team wants to find a way to get more playing time for Adalberto Mondesi, who is starting at short and batting ninth Friday versus Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel. Escobar will hit seventh. Jun 22 - 4:07 PM

Depth Charts

Rustin Dodd of The Athletic reports the Royals' asking price for catcher Salvador Perez "is so exorbitant that no team would meet it."

The bottom-dwelling team considers Perez a pillar of the organization and they do not want to trade him, even though it could go a long way toward replenishing their supply of young talent in preparation for their next contention cycle. Dodd said they will not "even entertain offers for his services." The 28-year-old veteran batted .235/.274/.439 with 27 homers and 80 RBI in 129 games this year. He is under contract for three more seasons.

Danny Duffy (shoulder) has indeed been shut down for the remainder of the 2018 season.

Royals manager Ned Yost confirmed the news on Wednesday morning. Duffy made an early exit from his start Tuesday night against the Indians after suffering another left shoulder impingement, and he won't have enough time to get back in full health. The 29-year-old southpaw finishes the season with an 8-12 record, 4.88 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, and 141/70 K/BB ratio in 28 starts covering 155 innings. He is still owed more than $46 million on a contract that will run through 2021.

Hahn missed all of the 2018 season because of an injury in his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. The 29-year-old right-hander should compete for a spot on the Kansas City pitching staff this spring.

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